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2002 Books

From bestselling novels to critically acclaimed works, 2002 was filled with captivating stories that have stood the test of time. In this list, we highlight the most popular books of 2002, celebrating the titles that topped the charts and won the hearts of book lovers everywhere.

John Adams
Written by: David McCullough
Outline: This Pulitzer Prize-winning biography about America's founder father and second president is a bestseller. It was brilliantly written by David McCullough, master historian.
The Lovely Bones
Written by: Alice Sebold
Outline: We meet Susie Salmon at 14 years old, and she is already in heaven. She tells us that this was before public service announcements and milk carton photos. In 1973, when Susie disappeared mysteriously, people believed these things didn’t happen.
Running With Scissors
Written by: Augusten Burroughs
Outline: The #1 New York Times Bestseller. An Entertainment Weekly Top Ten Book of the year. Running with Scissors, a Major Motion Picture is the true story of a boy who was abandoned by his mother. She was a poet with …
Everything Is Illuminated
Written by: Jonathan Safran Foer
Outline: A young man, also known as Jonathan Safran Foer, has only one yellowing photo in his hand and sets out to find the woman that may have saved him.
The Tipping Point: How Little Things Can Make a Big Difference
Written by: Malcolm Gladwell
Outline: Malcolm Gladwell's debut work explores the science behind viral trends in business, marketing, and human behavior, highlighting how a small, targeted push can cause a trend or behavior to spread rapidly, much like a single sick person can start a …
Coraline
Written by: Neil Gaiman
Outline: Coraline discovers a hidden passage to an alternate, seemingly better version of her family's new flat, but it is inhabited by an "other mother" and "other father" who want to keep her there forever. Coraline must use her wits and …
Middlesex
Written by: Jeffrey Eugenides
Outline: The novel tells the captivating story of the Stephanides family, spanning three generations as they journey from a small village in Asia Minor to Detroit and eventually Grosse Pointe, Michigan, where Calliope uncovers a family secret that transforms her into …
Kafka on the Shore
Written by: Haruki Murakami
Outline: The novel, a metaphysical masterpiece, follows the intertwined journeys of a runaway teenager and an aging simpleton, whose seemingly ordinary lives are infused with extraordinary events and characters, including talking cats, a Hegel-quoting prostitute, and a brutal murder mystery that …
The Purpose Driven Life: What on Earth Am I Here for?
Written by: Rick Warren
Outline: This book offers a transformative 40-day spiritual journey that will help you understand your purpose in life and God's remarkable plan for you, both in the present and for eternity, as guided by Rick Warren.
This Lullaby
Written by: Sarah Dessen
Outline: Remy, an experienced dater, has learned the art of ending relationships at the right time. However, she finds it difficult to break up with Dexter, despite his flaws, which mirror those of her absent father, a musician. Remy's established relationship …
In Her Shoes
Written by: Jennifer Weiner
Outline: Rose Feller, a successful lawyer, hopes for a relationship with her senior partner, Jim, but her messed-up, occasionally employed sister Maggie, who is drop-dead gorgeous and irresistible to men, moves in, causing trouble and interfering with Rose's romantic prospects. Despite …